| bombardon | (noun) a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family | Synonyms: bombard |
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| (noun) a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician | Synonyms: helicon |
| bourdon | (noun) a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone | Synonyms: drone, drone pipe |
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| cordon | (noun) adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord | - |
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| (noun) cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank | - |
| (noun) a series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thing | - |
| guerdon | (noun) a reward or payment | - |
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| pardon | (noun) the act of excusing a mistake or offense | Synonyms: forgiveness |
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| (noun) the formal act of liberating someone | Synonyms: amnesty, free pardon |
| (noun) a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense | Synonyms: amnesty |
| (verb) grant a pardon to | - |
| (verb) accept an excuse for | Synonyms: excuse |